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A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Science and Technology".

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Prof. Dr. A.J.M. van Wijk

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Future Energy Systems, Process and Energy Department, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CB Delft, Netherlands
Interests: future energy systems; technoeconomic analysis of hydrogen and fuel cell cars in smart cities and smart grids; fuel cell electric vehicles operating in vehicle-to-grid; car as power plant; green hydrogen economy; hydrogen production technologies and systems; energy and water system research
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Dr. Carla B. Robledo

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Future Energy Systems, Process and Energy Department, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CB Delft, The Netherlands
Interests: sustainable energy carriers; hydrogen and lithium-ion batteries; experimental evaluation of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles connected to the grid via vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology and system modeling of smart grids incorporating these vehicles in V2G

Dr. ir. Samira Farahani

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Energy & Industry Section, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CB Delft, The Netherlands
Interests: modeling and control of (integrated) energy and mobility systems; control of stochastic hybrid systems with temporal logic specifications; distributed model predictive control for large-scale systems
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Dear Colleagues,

Decarbonization of the global energy system is needed to mitigate climate change. Transportation is one of the most challenging sectors to decarbonize, as it highly depends on fossil fuels. Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), such as cars, scooters, buses, trains, trucks, ships, and drones, are expected to play an increased role in the transportation sector in the near future. Today, the commercialization of FCEVs has been possible thanks to the advances in PEM fuel cell technology, hydrogen storage, and power electronics. To support the mass deployment of FCEVs, solutions are desperately needed to make this sustainable form of transport cost-effective and appealing to consumers.

This Special Issue focuses on technical, economic, and social aspects related to the development and implementation of FCEVs. Topics of interest include, but not limited to:

Hydrogen fuel cell powertrains: Testing, control, modeling, and simulations;
Environmental impact assessment and life cycle analysis;
Market development strategies;
New materials as key enabling technologies for fuel cells;
Increasing PEM fuel cell efficiency ;
Vehicle-to-Anything, V2X, with FCEVS: To grid (V2G), to load (V2L), to homes (V2H), and virtual power plants;
Breakthrough in heavy/light duty vehicles;
Maritime applications;
Hydrogen infrastructure, including storage, transportation, and refueling stations;
User experience;
Deployment of hydrogen fleets.

We invite authors to submit academic and industrial technical development papers as well as reviews of recent developments in the research field. We look forward to your contributions.

Best regards,

Prof. Dr. A.J.M. van Wijk
Dr. Carla B. Robledo
Dr. ir. Samira Farahani
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Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle as a Power Plant: Techno-Economic Scenario Analysis of a Renewable Integrated Transportation and Energy System for Smart Cities in Two Climates

by Vincent Oldenbroek, Gilbert Smink, Tijmen Salet and Ad J.M. van Wijk

Appl. Sci. 2020, 10(1), 143; https://doi.org/10.3390/app10010143 - 23 Dec 2019

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Renewable, reliable, and affordable future power, heat, and transportation systems require efficient and versatile energy storage and distribution systems. If solar and wind electricity are the only renewable energy sources, what role can hydrogen and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) have in providing year-round 100% renewable, reliable, and affordable energy for power, heat, and transportation for smart urban areas in European climates? The designed system for smart urban areas uses hydrogen production and FCEVs through vehicle-to-grid (FCEV2G) for balancing electricity demand and supply. A techno-economic analysis was done for two technology development scenarios and two different European climates. Electricity and hydrogen supply is fully renewable and guaranteed at all times. Combining the output of thousands of grid-connected FCEVs results in large overcapacities being able to balance large deficits. Self-driving, connecting, and free-floating car-sharing fleets could facilitate vehicle scheduling. Extreme peaks in balancing never exceed more than 50% of the available FCEV2G capacity. A simple comparison shows that the cost of energy for an average household in the Mid Century scenario is affordable: 520–770 €/year (without taxes and levies), which is 65% less compared to the present fossil situation. The system levelized costs in the Mid Century scenario are 71–104 €/MWh for electricity and 2.6–3.0 €/kg for hydrogen—and we expect that further cost reductions are possible. Full article

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Numerical Simulation of a New Flow Field Design with Rib Grooves for a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell with a Serpentine Flow Field

by Xin Luo, Shizhong Chen, Zhongxian Xia, Xuyang Zhang, Wei Yuan and Yuhou Wu

Appl. Sci. 2019, 9(22), 4863; https://doi.org/10.3390/app9224863 - 13 Nov 2019

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The cathode flow field design of a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell is essential to fuel cell performance, which directly affects the uniformity of reactant distribution and the ability to remove water. In this paper, the single serpentine flow field design on the cathode side is optimized to reach a high performance by controlling the rib groove rate (the ratio of the number of grooved ribs to the number of total ribs). The rib groove starts from the inlet side and then evenly distributes over the ribs. Four rib groove rates are selected in this study, namely, 0, 1/3, 2/3, and 1. A three-dimensional PEM fuel cell model is used to analyze the output performance of the fuel cell. The results indicate that the rib groove design has a significant effect on the distribution of oxygen at the cathode side, the density of the membrane current, the concentration of water vapor under the rib, and the fuel cell output performance. The output performance of the fuel cell improves with the increased rib groove rate. However, when the rib groove rate is greater than 2/3, its impact on the overall performance of the fuel cell begins to slow down. The PEM fuel cells exhibit the best output performance when the rib groove rate is 1. Full article

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Research on Composite Control Strategy of Quasi-Z-Source DC–DC Converter for Fuel Cell Vehicles

by Meilan Zhou, Mingliang Yang, Xiaogang Wu and Jun Fu

Appl. Sci. 2019, 9(16), 3309; https://doi.org/10.3390/app9163309 - 12 Aug 2019

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The DC–DC converter for fuel cell vehicles requires high gain and wide voltage input range to boost the voltage of the fuel cell. However, with the traditional boost converter, it is difficult to meet the requirements of the fuel cell vehicle power system. Based on a quasi-Z-source network DC–DC converter, this paper proposes a composite controller, which includes a feedforward compensation network and feedback control to meet the control robustness requirement of the fuel cell vehicle power system. The dynamic model of the converter is obtained by using the state space averaging method and the small-signal dynamic modeling method. The input voltage and load disturbance experiments are performed on the DC–DC converter. Moreover, the converter is tested under the worldwide harmonised light vehicle test procedure (WLTP) to validate the effectiveness of the proposed composite controller. The simulation and experiment results show that the proposed composite controller effectively enhances the converter’s ability to resist input and load disturbance, and improves the dynamic response performance of the DC–DC converter for fuel cell vehicles. Full article

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